Farsetia stylosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Farsetia stylosa | R.Br.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In the UAE, Jongbloed et al. (2003) reported the species is found in scattered locations in eastern part of the country. However, it seems as though the species may be present more widely, such as around Al Ain (RBGE Herbarium specimens). The species also occurs in the central Ru'us al-Jibal as an occasional (Feulner 2011) and has been found at Wadi Al Ain (Mousa and Fawzi 2009). The species has also been recorded from the Nakhali Palace areas, southeast of Dubai city (<a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00374810"">RBGE Herbarium, coll. U. Deil, 1987</a>). The global range of this species is across much of western and northern Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula to India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is an annual or perennial herb that grows up to 0.5 m in height, found on sands and gravels (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is known from scattered locations in eastern part of the country, however it seems as though the species may be present more widely, including around Al Ain (RBGE Herbarium specimens) and in the central Ru'us al-Jibal. The species occurs in sands and gravels. Whilst further research is required into potential threats, for example from camel browsing, the species is not likely to qualify for a threatened category, and it is assessed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Farsetia stylosa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Farsetia